Q1(a). What are the important characteristics of clays? Clay is an inorganic materials mineral which contain on fine particle‚ normally grain size is near about <1/256mm. It shows good plasticity in wet form but become brittle when it is dried. It is good insulter of electricity and thermal conductivity. Porosity is also another important characteristic of clay.[1‚ 2] (b)What is the structure of clays? Mostly‚ clays have layers structure. They form combination of tetrahedral silicates and octahedral
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their decision-making processes. • Busenitz and Barney - prone to overconfidence and over generalizations. • Cole - found there are four types of entrepreneur: the innovator‚ the calculating inventor‚ the over-optimistic promoter‚ and the organization builder. These types are not related to the personality but to the type of opportunity the entrepreneur faces. • John Howkins - focused specifically on creative entrepreneurship. He found that entrepreneurs in the creative industries needed
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To what extent is the Three Gorges Dam sustainable? The Three Gorges Dam was built in 2011 on the Yangtze River in an area called Chongqing. It was built to prevent flooding of main industrial areas in China following the major flood in 1998 of the river. The dam is 1.4 miles long and is able to produce 18‚000 MW of electricity. Sustainability is when environment‚ society and economy are all stable and balanced‚ so that progress can be made. The Three Gorges Dam has had a big impact on these areas
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Demographic Characteristics Introduction Diversity relates to gender‚ age‚ language‚ ethnicity‚ cultural background‚ disability‚ sexual orientation or religious belief‚ including that people are different in other respects such as educational level‚ job function‚ socio-economic background‚ personality profile‚ marital status and whether or not one has family. Diversity and demographic differences can impact individual behavior by creating conflict in the workplace. The success of an organization depends
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elaborate display of large‚ colorful flowers grow as perennials in frost-free climates located in USDA zones 9 through 11. However‚ colder areas of the country should grow them as annuals or in containers for protection during winter. Basic Characteristics Dipladenia is a twining vine that quickly grows an average of 8 feet tall during the growing season‚ with some cultivars reaching 20 feet. Because of its vining
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Management and Organization Bureaucracy Fabrizio Bertoglio fbertogl@ulapland.fi (Numbers of words 6952) Introduction As Etzioni puts it “we are born in organisations‚ educated by organizations‚ and most of us spend much of our lives working for organisations”. This simple sentence let us understand the importance of bureaucracy in our daily life and the reason that push me to study them. I’ve been interested in it and decided to more deeply study the characteristic of this type of
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The Organization as a Person: Utilizing Metaphoric Analysis to Transform Organizations Leadership Advance Online– Issue XV‚ Winter 2008 by Antonio G. Marchesi What is an organization? Is it a place‚ a process or a person? Individuals at all levels of employment often wrestle with what many deem to be the daunting task of succinctly articulating the nature of the organization. Countless texts exist that attempt to provide a model for describing the construct and function of organizations. However
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learned from examining the behaviour of other organisations in broadly similar circumstances. It can help us to explain what is happening in our own organisation and to identify possible solutions to its challenges‚ issues and problems‚ provided the solutions selected take into account cultural and other key aspects and are not simply ’broad-brush’ or replica implementations based on what is done elsewhere. Organisations‚ especially large organisations are generally ’complex’‚ having many inter-related
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Achilles --- angry‚ arrogant and loyal. On the battlefield‚ he is unstoppable‚ able to rout whole armies single-handedly. He suffered from an overweening pride‚ called Hubris‚ which seemed to be a common characteristic of many Greek heroes. Achilles is also an exceedingly proud person. When the Greek general Agamemon takes Achilles’ war prizes for his own‚ Achilles’ hurt pride causes him to declare that he will no longer fight for the Greek side. He is seen as impetuous‚ but loving to his closest
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| | | An Overview: Conflict is inevitable among humans. When two or more social entities (i.e.‚ individuals‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and nations) come in contact with one another in attaining their objectives‚ their relationships may become incompatible or inconsistent. Relationships among such entities may become inconsistent when two or more of them desire a similar resource
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